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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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